You Can't Meditate This Away (Race, Rage, and the Responsibilities of Meditators)

Published: June 1, 2020, 11 a.m.

b"There is fury in America's streets - and we, as meditators, have the opportunity to use our practice to do the hard work of seeing things clearly (including the ugliness in our own minds), and responding wisely. I'm incredibly grateful to my guest, meditation teacher Sebene Selassie, for agreeing to come on this show on short notice (like, two hours beforehand) to discuss such a painful subject. This episode is in response to the protests that have broken out nationwide in the wake of the case of George Floyd, a black man who died after nearly nine minutes with his neck under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis. Our conversation is personal and raw. Most of all, we hope it is useful.\\nWhere to find Sebene online:\\nWebsite: https://www.sebeneselassie.com/\\nInstagram @sebeneselassie // https://www.instagram.com/sebeneselassie/\\nOther Resources Mentioned:\\nW. E. B. Du Bois // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._B._Du_Bois\\nKAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR L,A Times Op-ED // https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-30/dont-understand-the-protests-what-youre-seeing-is-people-pushed-to-the-edge\\nThe 1619 Project by New York Times // https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html\\nSeeing White - Scene on Radio // https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/\\nWell Read Black Girl // https://www.wellreadblackgirl.com/\\nAdditional Resources:\\nTen Percent Happier Challenge: https://www.tenpercent.com/challenge\\nTen Percent Happier Live: https://tenpercent.com/live\\nCoronavirus Sanity Guide: https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide\\nFree App access for Health Care Workers: https://tenpercent.com/care\\nFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/sebene-selassie-252\\n\\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info."